大学英语大学英语大学英语四级(CET4)2004年6月19日大学英语四级(CET-4)真题试卷

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• 11The study of sign language is thought to be ________.

  A.a new way to look at the learning of language

  B.a challenge to traditional, views on the nature of language

  C.an approach: to simplifying the grammatical structure of a language

  D.an attempt to clarify misunderstanding about the origin of language

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• 12The, present growing interest in sign language was stimulated by ________.

  A.a famous scholar in the study of the human brain

  B.a leading specialist in the study of liberal arts

  C.an English teacher in a university for the deaf

  D.some senior experts in American Sign Language

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• 13According to Stokoe, sign language is ________.

  A.a Substandard language

  B.a genuine language

  C.an artificial language

  D.an international language

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• 14Most educators objected to Stokoe’s idea because they thought ________.

  A.sign language was not extensively used even by deaf people

  B.sign language was too artificial to be widely accepted

  C.a language should be easy to use and understand

  D.a language could only exist in the form of speech sounds

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• 15Stokoe’s argument is based on his belief that ________.

  A.sign language is as efficient as any other language

  B.sign language is derived from natural language

  C.language is a system of meaningful codes

  D.language is a product of the brain

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• 16Princess Diana paid a visit to Angola in 1997 ________.

  A.to voice her support for a total ban of landmines

  B.to clarify the British government’s stand on landmines

  C.to investigate the sufferings of landmine victims there

  D.to establish her image as a friend of landmine victims

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• 17What did Diana mean when she said “... putting a face to those figures brought the reality home to me” (Line 5, Par

  A.1)、A.She just couldn’t bear to meet the landmine victims face to face.

  B.The actual situation in Angola made her feel like going back home.

  C.Meeting the landmine victims in person made her believe the statistics.

  D.Seeing the pain of the victims made her realize the seriousness of the situation.

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• 18Some members of the British government criticized Diana because ________.

  A.she was ill-informed of the government’s policy

  B.they were actually opposed to banning landmines

  C.she had not consulted the government before the visit

  D.they believed that she had misinterpreted the situation in Angola

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• 19How did Diana respond to the criticisms、

  A.She paid no attention to them.

  B.She made more appearances on TV.

  C.She met the 13-year-old girl as planne

  D.D.She rose to argue with her opponents.

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• 20What did Princess Diana think of her visit to Angola、

  A.It had caused embarrassment to the British government.

  B.It had brought her closer to the ordinary people.

  C.It had greatly promoted her popularity.

  D.It had affected her relations with the British government.

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